Agenda

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - The Harvard Club, NYC

CHAIR:             Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
 
 
8:30 am            Registration
    
         
8:50 am            Chair's Opening Remarks
Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
      
       
9:00 am            The Future of New York
New York has long been the city of big ideas, big business and the brightest talent. But is this status threatened by the re-shaping of the global economy? Must New York city re-invent itself? And if so, what will the new New York look like?
 
Robert C. Lieber, Deputy Mayor, City of New York
  
           
9:45 am            PANEL:  Picking up the Pieces: Outlook to 2020
Are we really seeing green shoots? What will the global economy look like in 2020? What is coming up on the regulatory horizon and what is the outlook for for the financial sector?  What are the major risks and where are the key opportunities? How should businesses take advantage of the 'shift to the East'?  What's the energy outlook for the period, and how will this impact the global corporate community?
           
Lewis Alexander, Counselor to Secretary Tim Geithner, US Treasury
Jean-Paul Bouttes, Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy, EDF
Franz Humer, Chairman, Roche Holding Ltd.
 
 
11:00 am          Networking Break
 
 
11:30 am          In-depth Interview:  The Investor's Perspective
                           What does the future hold for finance?
 
                            Tony James, President, Blackstone
 
                            Interviewed by:
                            Henny Sender, Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times
12:15 pm          In-depth Interview: The Future of Regulation
                            Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock
 
Interviewed by:
Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
 
12:45 pm          Networking Lunch
       
      
2:00 pm           PANEL: Surviving and Thriving - Cross-industry Snapshots
What is the global business community doing to survive - and thrive - in an increasingly competitive environment in which money is tighter and against the backdrop of a world economy in a nose-dive?
 
'Nuts and bolts' insight, tips and practical strategies from the world's toughest companies.
 
Doug Grose, CEO, GlobalFoundries
Vikas Kapoor, President and CEO, iQor
Donald G. Ogilvie, Independent Chairman, Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions
 
    
3:00 pm           Rethinking and Managing the Future: The Futurist's Perspective
Edie Weiner will outline her vision of the future and provide some effective techniques to help organizations - and their leaders - to think clearly and respond appropriately in these times of rapid change. 

Edie Weiner, President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown
 
 
3:40 pm            Networking Break
 
 
4:00 pm           In-Depth Interview:  The Insurance Sector - Past, Present and Future
A discussion of the current financial crisis' effect on the insurance industry and its impact on the future of risk management. 

Ralph Mucerino, COO, Chartis Insurance
 
Interviewd by:
Henny Sender, Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

4:30 pm            In-depth Interview: The Historian's Perspective
Does capitalism have a future?
 
Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University and Author "The Ascent of Money"
 
Interviewed by:
Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

5:20 pm           Chair's Closing Remarks